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Which of the following statements is true about compensatory and punitive damages?

A company that carefully screens employees and creates worker education programs are exempt from liability if an employee commits a tort.

Which of the following statements about the 1866 Civil Rights Act and Title VII is true?

A plaintiff wishing to demonstrate disparate treatment has to first make out a prima facie case of discrimination, which _____.

The hostile work environment theory is limited to discrimination on the basis of sex.

Identify the doctrine that holds employers liable for tortious acts committed by employees while acting within the scope of their employment.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAA), an individual with poor eyesight, even if corrected with glasses or contact lenses, is considered to have a disability.

Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed around the same time as Title VII, for decades courts held that only _____ cases under the ADEA were viable.

The inclusion of which of the following words was intended to kill Title VII in the legislature, but instead led to a rapid passage:

_____ implies that the state must prove the case against the defendant before the government can impose punishment.